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Wonder Boys (2000)

"Undependable. Unpredictable. Unforgettable."

6.8/10 1h 51m Feb 22, 2000
Comedy Drama

Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.

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Movie Details

Original Title Wonder Boys
Original Language EN
Budget $35,000,000
Revenue $33,426,588
Status Released
Popularity 1.4

Cast

Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas
Grady Tripp
Popularity: 7.9
Tobey Maguire
Tobey Maguire
James Leer
Popularity: 4.0
Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand
Sara Gaskell
Popularity: 10.6
Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr.
Terry Crabtree
Popularity: 5.5
Katie Holmes
Katie Holmes
Hannah Green
Popularity: 9.8
Rip Torn
Rip Torn
Q
Popularity: 1.5
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Richard Knox
Vernon Hardapple
Popularity: 0.1
Jane Adams
Jane Adams
Oola
Popularity: 6.0
Michael Cavadias
Michael Cavadias
Miss Sloviak
Popularity: 0.3
Richard Thomas
Richard Thomas
Walter Gaskell
Popularity: 7.9
Alan Tudyk
Alan Tudyk
Sam Traxler
Popularity: 3.8
Philip Bosco
Philip Bosco
Emily's Father
Popularity: 9.6

Key Crew

Director Curtis Hanson
Screenplay Steve Kloves
Producer Curtis Hanson, Scott Rudin
Editor Dede Allen
Executive Producer Adam Schroeder, Ned Dowd

Production

Paramount Pictures
US
Mutual Film Company
US
Scott Rudin Productions
US
Curtis Hanson Productions
BBC
GB
Marubeni
JP

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Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

Peter McGinn 9/10
Feb 8, 2021

I have to believe I saw this movie a year or two after it came out, but I had no feelings of deja vu as I watched it, so perhaps not. I usually have very little patience for movies about writers because I am one, and I get tired of them bringing up writers’ block, which I don’t believe exists, o ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10
Mar 14, 2024

"Prof. Tripp" (Michael Douglas) hasn't his troubles to seek. He hasn't been able to follow up on his first novel for almost seven years - much to the chagrin of his agent "Terry" (Robert Downey Jr); his third wife has left him and he is about to father a child with his (married) boss (Frances McDorm ... Read more

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Details
Release Date February 22, 2000
Runtime 1h 51m
Budget $35,000,000
Revenue $33,426,588
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.4
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